1. The requirement of authentication or
identification as a condition precedent to admissibility is satisfied by
evidence or other showing sufficient to support a finding that the matter in
question is what its proponent claims.

2. The provisions of NRS 52.025 to 52.105,
inclusive, are illustrative and not restrictive examples of authentication or
identification which conform to the requirements of this section.

3. Every authentication or identification
is rebuttable by evidence or other showing sufficient to support a contrary
finding.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 798)

NRS 52.025Testimony of witness with knowledge.The
testimony of a witness is sufficient for authentication or identification if
the witness has personal knowledge that a matter is what it is claimed to be.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 798)

NRS 52.035Handwriting: Nonexpert opinion.Nonexpert
opinion as to the genuineness of handwriting is sufficient for authentication
or identification if it is based upon familiarity not acquired for purposes of
the litigation.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 798)

NRS 52.045Handwriting: Comparison by trier or expert witness.Comparison by the trier of fact or by expert
witnesses with specimens which have been authenticated is sufficient for
authentication.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 798)

NRS 52.055Handwriting: Distinctive characteristics.Appearance, contents, substance, internal
patterns or other distinctive characteristics are sufficient for authentication
when taken in conjunction with circumstances.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 798)

NRS 52.065Identification by voice.A
voice, whether heard firsthand or through mechanical or electronic transmission
or recording, is sufficiently identified by opinion based upon hearing the
voice at any time under circumstances connecting it with the alleged speaker.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 799)

NRS 52.075Telephone calls.A
telephone conversation is sufficiently authenticated by evidence that a call
was made to the number supplied by the telephone company for the person in
question if:

1. The call was to a place of business and
the conversation related to business reasonably transacted over the telephone;
or

2. Circumstances, including
self-identification, show the person answering to be the one called.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 799)

NRS 52.085Public records and reports.Evidence
that:

1. A writing authorized by law to be
recorded or filed and in fact recorded or filed in a public office; or

2. A purported public record, report,
statement or data compilation, in any form,

Ê is from the
public office where items of this nature are kept is sufficient to authenticate
the writing, record, report, statement or compilation.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 799)

NRS 52.095Ancient documents; compilations of data.Evidence that a document or data compilation,
in any form:

1. Is in such condition as to create no
suspicion concerning its authenticity;

2. Was in a place where it, if authentic,
would likely be; and

3. Is at least 20 years old at the time it
is offered, is sufficient to authenticate the document or compilation.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 799)

NRS 52.105Process or system.Evidence
describing a process or system used to produce a result and showing that the
result is accurate is sufficient to authenticate the result.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 799)

PRESUMPTIONS OF AUTHENTICITY

NRS 52.115Foreign public documents.

1. A document purporting to be executed or
attested in a person’s official capacity by a person authorized by the laws of
a foreign country to make the execution or attestation is presumed to be
authentic if it is accompanied by a final certification as to the genuineness
of the signature and official position:

(a) Of the executing or attesting person; or

(b) Of any foreign official whose certificate of
genuineness of signature and official position relates to the execution or
attestation or is in a chain of certificates of genuineness of signature and
official position relating to the execution or attestation.

2. A final certification may be made by a
secretary of embassy or legation, consul general, consul, vice consul or
consular agent of the United States, or a diplomatic or consular official of
the foreign country assigned or accredited to the United States.

3. If reasonable opportunity has been
given to all parties to investigate the authenticity and accuracy of an
official document the court may, for good cause shown, order that it be treated
as presumptively authentic without final certification or permit it to be
evidenced by an attested summary with or without final certification.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 799)

NRS 52.125Certified copies of public records.

1. A copy of an official record or report
or entry therein, or of a document authorized by law to be recorded or filed
and actually recorded or filed in a public office, including data compilations
in any form, is presumed to be authentic if it is certified as correct by the
custodian or other person authorized to make the certification.

2. As used in subsection 1, the term
“official record” shall include but not be limited to fingerprint
classification cards kept by law enforcement agencies of the Federal
Government, the State of Nevada or any other state.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 799; A 1973, 801)

NRS 52.135Official publications.Books,
pamphlets or other publications purporting to be issued by public authority are
presumed to be authentic.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 800)

NRS 52.145Newspapers; periodicals.Printed
materials purporting to be newspapers or periodicals are presumed to be
authentic.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 800)

NRS 52.155Trade inscriptions, signs, tags and labels.Inscriptions, signs, tags or labels purporting
to have been affixed in the course of business and indicating ownership,
control or origin are presumed to be authentic.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 800)

NRS 52.165Acknowledged documents.Documents
accompanied by a certificate of acknowledgment of a notary public or officer
authorized by law to take acknowledgments are presumed to be authentic.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 800)

NRS 52.175Subscribing witness’ testimony unnecessary.The testimony of a subscribing witness is not
necessary to authenticate a writing unless required by the laws of the
jurisdiction whose laws govern the validity of the writing.

NRS 52.225“Writings” and “recordings” defined.“Writings”
and “recordings” consist of letters, words or numbers, or their equivalent, set
down by handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostating, photographing,
magnetic impulse, mechanical or electronic recording, or other form of data
compilation.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 800)

NRS 52.235Original required.To
prove the content of a writing, recording or photograph, the original writing,
recording or photograph is required, except as otherwise provided in this
title.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 800)

NRS 52.245Admissibility of duplicates.

1. In addition to the situations governed
by subsection 2, a duplicate is admissible to the same extent as an original
unless:

(a) A genuine question is raised as to the
authenticity of the original; or

(b) In the circumstances it would be unfair to
admit the duplicate in lieu of the original.

2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 52.247, a duplicate is admissible to the same extent
as an original if the person or office having custody of the original was
authorized to destroy the original after preparing a duplicate, and in fact did
so.

1. Unless held in a fiduciary or custodial
capacity or unless specifically prohibited by a federal or state statute or
regulation, by a local ordinance or by an order or judgment of a court of
competent jurisdiction, if any business or governmental agency has, in the
regular course of its business:

(a) Produced, kept or maintained any document,
memorandum, writing, entry, print or other record of any act, transaction,
occurrence or event relating to the conduct of its business; and

(b) Caused any of those records to be rerecorded,
copied or reproduced by any photographic, photostatic or other process which
ensures an accurate reproduction or creates a reliable medium for reproducing
the original of any of those records,

Ê the business
or governmental agency may, in the regular course of its business, destroy any
of those records.

2. Any rerecorded, copied or reproduced
record specified in subsection 1 is admissible to the same extent as an
original, regardless of whether the original is available for inspection or has
been lost or destroyed, if the rerecorded, copied or reproduced record is
sufficiently authenticated.

3. An enlargement or facsimile of a
rerecorded, copied or reproduced record specified in subsection 2 is admissible
to the same extent as an original if:

(a) The record has not been lost or destroyed;
and

(b) It is available for inspection by the court.

Ê The introduction
of an enlargement or facsimile of a record pursuant to the provisions of this
subsection does not prohibit the admission of the original of that record.

4. If a governmental agency destroys any
of its records and causes those records to be recorded, copied or reproduced
pursuant to subsection 1:

(a) The recorded, copied or reproduced record
shall be deemed a public record for the purposes of chapter 239 of NRS; and

(b) The governmental agency shall render such
assistance as is necessary to allow any member of the public access to the
recorded, copied or reproduced record if the record is not otherwise declared
by law to be confidential.

5. As used in this section, “business”
means any proprietorship, including any member of a profession licensed
pursuant to title 54 of NRS, corporation, partnership, association, trust,
unincorporated organization or other enterprise doing business in this State.

NRS 52.252Admissibility of copy or transcript of recordings of telephone
calls made through system providing telephone number to be used in emergency.The content of recordings of telephone calls
made through a system established to provide a telephone number to be used in
an emergency, if otherwise admissible, may be proved by a copy or transcript of
the recording which is authenticated by a custodian of the records of the
system in a signed affidavit. The custodian must verify in the affidavit that
the copy or transcript is a true and complete reproduction of the original
recording and that the original recording was made at the time of the telephone
call and in the course of a regularly conducted activity.

NRS 52.255Admissibility of other evidence of contents.Except as otherwise provided in NRS 52.247, the original is not required, and other
evidence of the contents of a writing, recording or photograph is admissible,
if:

1. All originals are lost or have been
destroyed, unless the loss or destruction resulted from the fraudulent act of
the proponent;

2. No original can be obtained by any
available judicial process or procedure;

3. At a time when an original was under
the control of the party against whom offered, that party was put on notice, by
the pleadings or otherwise, that the contents would be a subject of proof at
the hearing, and that party does not produce the original at the hearing; or

4. The writing, recording or photograph is
not closely related to a controlling issue.

1. The contents of a record made in the
course of a regularly conducted activity in accordance with NRS 51.135, if otherwise admissible, may
be proved by the original or a copy of the record which is authenticated by a
custodian of the record or another qualified person in a signed affidavit.

2. The custodian of the record or other
qualified person must verify in the affidavit that the record was made:

(a) At or near the time of the act, event,
condition, opinion or diagnosis concerning which the information was recorded,
by or from information transmitted by a person with knowledge of the act or
event; and

(b) In the course of the regularly conducted
activity.

3. The affidavit required by subsection 2
must be in substantially the following form:

CERTIFICATE
OF CUSTODIAN OF RECORDS

State of Nevada }

}ss.

County of................................................ }

NOW COMES
................................, who after first being duly sworn deposes and
says:

1. That the
deponent is the ................ (position or title) ................ of
............... (name of employer) ................ and in his or her capacity
as .............. (position or title) ................ is a custodian of the
records of ............. (name of employer) ................

2. That
................. (name of employer) ................ is licensed to do
business as a ................... in the State of ................

3. That on the
....... day of the month of ....... of the year ......., the deponent was
served with a subpoena in connection with the above-entitled cause, calling for
the production of records pertaining to ..........

4. That the
deponent has examined the original of those records and has made or caused to
be made a true and exact copy of them and that the reproduction of them
attached hereto is true and complete.

5. That the
original of those records was made at or near the time of the act, event, condition,
opinion or diagnosis recited therein by or from information transmitted by a
person with knowledge, in the course of a regularly conducted activity of the
deponent or ............ (name of employer) ................

4. A party intending to offer an affidavit
pursuant to this section must serve on the other parties a notice of the intent
and make available for inspection or copying the records of the regularly
conducted activity at least 10 days before the records are to be introduced at
a hearing, unless the court shortens this time for good cause shown.

5. If during a trial or a proceeding for
discovery, the authenticity of a record of a regularly conducted activity is
reasonably questioned or if an interpretation of handwriting is in question,
the court may order the personal attendance of the custodian of the record or
other qualified person and may order that the original records be produced.

6. For the purposes of this section:

(a) “Custodian of the records” means an employee
or agent of an employer who has the care, custody and control of the records of
the regularly conducted activity of the employer.

(b) “Employer” means:

(1) The State of Nevada, any state agency,
county, city, town, school district or other unit of local government;

(2) Any public or quasi-public
corporation; or

(3) Any other person, firm, corporation,
partnership or association.

(c) “Records” means memoranda, reports, records
or compilations of data in any form which are kept in the course of an activity
which is regularly conducted by an employer.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 52.247, the contents of an official record, or of
a document authorized to be recorded or filed and actually recorded or filed,
including data compilations in any form, if otherwise admissible, may be proved
by copy, certified as correct by the custodian or other person authorized to
make the certification or testified to be correct by a witness who has compared
it with the original.

2. If a copy which complies with the
foregoing cannot be obtained by the exercise of reasonable diligence, then
other evidence of the contents may be given.

1. The contents of voluminous writings,
recordings or photographs which cannot conveniently be examined in court may be
presented in the form of a chart, summary or calculation.

2. The originals shall be made available
for examination or copying, or both, by other parties at a reasonable time and
place. The judge may order that the originals be produced in court.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 801)

NRS 52.285Testimony or written admission of party.Contents of writings, recordings or
photographs may be proved by the testimony or deposition of the party against
whom offered or by that party’s written admission, without accounting for the
nonproduction of the original.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 801; A 1979, 37)

NRS 52.295Functions of judge and jury.

1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 2, when the admissibility of other evidence of contents under these
rules depends upon the fulfillment of a condition of fact, the question whether
the condition has been fulfilled is for the judge to determine.

2. When an issue is raised:

(a) Whether the asserted writing ever existed;

(b) Whether another writing, recording or
photograph produced at the trial is the original; or

(c) Whether other evidence of contents correctly
reflects the contents,

Ê the issue is
for the trier of fact to determine as in the case of other issues of fact.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 801)

EXECUTION OF WRITINGS

NRS 52.305Marks instead of signatures; witnesses.

1. The signature of a party, when required
to a written instrument, is equally valid if the party cannot write, if:

(a) The person makes his or her mark;

(b) The name of the person making the mark is
written near it; and

(c) The mark is witnessed by a person who writes
his or her own name as a witness.

2. In order that a signature by mark may
be acknowledged or may serve as the signature to any sworn statement, it must
be witnessed by two persons who must subscribe their own names as witnesses
thereto.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 801)

NRS 52.315Seal unnecessary.The
word “seal,” and the initial letters “L.S.,” and other words, letters or
characters of like import, opposite the name of the signer of any instrument in
writing, are unnecessary to give such instrument legal effect, and any omission
to use them by the signer of any instrument does not impair the validity of
such instrument.

1. “Custodian of medical records” means a
chiropractor, physician, registered physical therapist or licensed nurse who
prepares and maintains medical records, or any employee or agent of such a
person or a facility for convalescent care, medical laboratory or hospital who
has care, custody and control of medical records for such a person or
institution.

2. “Medical records” includes bills,
ledgers, statements and other accounts which show the cost of medical services
or care provided to a patient.

(Added to NRS by 1983, 535)

NRS 52.325Subpoenaed records: Delivery of authenticated copy by custodian;
order for return of record; form of affidavit of authentication.

1. A custodian of medical records
sufficiently complies with a subpoena calling for the production of medical
records in the custodian’s custody if the custodian delivers, at or before the
time set for the return of the subpoena, either personally or by mail, to the
clerk of the court issuing the subpoena a true and exact photographic,
electrostatic or other acceptable copy of the original record authenticated as
provided in this section. This section does not apply to X-ray films or to any
other portion of a medical record which is not susceptible to photostatic
reproduction.

2. The copy must be authenticated by an
affidavit signed by the custodian of the medical records verifying that it is a
true and complete reproduction of the original medical record and that the
original record was made at or near the time of the act, event, condition,
opinion or diagnosis by or from information transmitted by a person with
knowledge in the course of a regularly conducted activity.

3. If the court quashes or suppresses a
subpoena for medical records, it may order the subpoenaed record to be returned
to the submitting custodian.

4. The affidavit required by subsection 2
must be substantially in the form prescribed in subsection 3 of NRS 52.260.

1. Except as provided in NRS 52.365, the copy of a medical record delivered
pursuant to NRS 52.325 shall be kept in the custody
of the clerk of the court issuing the subpoena, in a sealed container supplied
by the custodian of the medical record. This container shall be clearly marked
to identify the contents, the name of the patient, the title and number of the
court case, and shall not be opened except pursuant to the direction of the
court during the trial of the case, for the purpose of discovery as provided in
NRS 52.365, or upon special order of the court.

2. The contents of the record shall be
preserved and maintained as a cohesive unit and shall not be separated except
upon the order of the court. Forty days after any final order dismissing or
otherwise terminating any case in which medical records have been subpoenaed,
if no appeal is taken, the records shall be returned intact and in complete
form to the submitting custodian. If an appeal is taken, the records shall be
returned 40 days after any final order terminating the appeal. This return
shall be accomplished through the use of a self-addressed, stamped envelope
which shall be contained within the package prepared and sent to the court by
the submitting custodian. The envelope or container in which the record is
delivered to the court shall be clearly marked to identify its contents and to
direct that it shall be returned to the submitting custodian if developments
occur which eliminate the necessity of opening the envelope.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 360; A 1977, 1535)

NRS 52.345Notice of delivery to clerk of court.The
custodian of the medical record which has been subpoenaed shall promptly notify
the attorney for the party who caused the subpoena to be issued that the
documents involved have been delivered to the court. For purposes of this
notice it is sufficient for the custodian to deliver to such attorney a copy of
the certificate verifying the contents and authenticity of the medical record
so supplied.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 360; A 1977, 1535)

NRS 52.355Order for production of original documents; appearance by
custodian.

1. If during a trial or discovery
proceeding the authenticity of the record or a question of interpretation of
handwriting is involved, the court may order the original documents produced.

2. If the personal attendance of a
custodian of the medical records is required, the subpoena shall clearly state
such demand.

3. If a custodian will personally appear,
the original medical records shall be produced.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 360; A 1977, 1535)

NRS 52.365Use of copies in discovery proceedings.

1. If the contents of a medical record
which has been delivered pursuant to NRS 52.325 are
the object of a discovery proceeding by any party to the action, counsel may
stipulate for, or in the absence of stipulation the court may order:

(a) The delivery of the record to the officer
before whom a deposition is to be taken; or

(b) The copying of all or part of the record and
the delivery of the copies so made to the party or parties requesting them.

2. If the record is delivered for the
purpose of a deposition it shall be returned to the clerk immediately upon
completion of the deposition, and in either case mentioned in subsection 1 it
shall upon completion of the discovery proceeding be resealed by the clerk.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 360)

NRS 52.375Fees for subpoenas; admissibility of medical records.NRS 52.320 to 52.365, inclusive, do not affect:

1. Subpoena fee requirements provided by
statute or rule of court.

2. The admissibility of the contents of a
medical record.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 361)

DISPOSAL OF PHYSICAL EVIDENCE BEFORE CRIMINAL TRIAL

NRS 52.385Property evidencing crime: Return to person entitled to
possession; admissibility of photographs in lieu of property; disposal of
property not returned.

1. At any time after property of any
person other than the one accused of the crime of which the property is
evidence comes into the custody of a peace officer or law enforcement agency,
the rightful owner of the property or a person entitled to possession of the
property may request the prosecuting attorney to return the property to him or
her. Upon receipt of such a request, the prosecuting attorney may, before the
property is released, require the peace officer or law enforcement agency to
take photographs of the property. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3,
the peace officer or law enforcement agency shall return the property to the
person submitting the request within a reasonable time after the receipt of the
request, but in no event later than 180 days after the receipt of the request.

2. In the absence of such a request, the
prosecuting attorney may authorize the peace officer or law enforcement agency
that has custody of the property to return the property to its owner or a
person who is entitled to possession of the property.

3. If the prosecuting attorney to whom a
request for the release of property is made determines that the property is
required for use as evidence in a criminal proceeding, the prosecuting attorney
may deny the request for the release of the property.

4. Photographs of property returned
pursuant to the provisions of this section are admissible in evidence in lieu
of the property in any criminal or civil proceeding if they are identified and
authenticated in the proceeding by:

(a) The rightful owner of the property or person
entitled to possession of the property to whom the property was released;

(b) The peace officer or representative of the
law enforcement agency who released the property; or

1. When any substance alleged to be a
controlled substance, dangerous drug or immediate precursor is seized from a
defendant by a peace officer, the law enforcement agency of which the officer
is a member may, with the prior approval of the prosecuting attorney, petition
the district court in the county in which the defendant is charged to secure
permission to destroy a part of the substance.

2. Upon receipt of a petition filed pursuant
to subsection 1, the district court shall order the substance to be accurately
weighed and the weight thereof accurately recorded. The prosecuting attorney or
the prosecuting attorney’s representative and the defendant or the defendant’s
representative must be allowed to inspect and weigh the substance.

3. If after completion of the weighing
process the defendant does not knowingly and voluntarily stipulate to the
weight of the substance, the district court shall hold a hearing to make a
judicial determination of the weight of the substance. The defendant, the
defendant’s attorney and any other witness the defendant may designate may be
present and testify at the hearing.

4. After a determination has been made as
to the weight of the substance, the district court may order all of the
substance destroyed except that amount which is reasonably necessary to enable
each interested party to analyze the substance to determine the composition of
the substance. The district court shall order the remaining sample to be sealed
and maintained for analysis before trial.

5. If the substance is finally determined
not to be a controlled substance, dangerous drug or immediate precursor, unless
the substance was destroyed pursuant to subsection 7, the owner may file a
claim against the county to recover the reasonable value of the property
destroyed pursuant to this section.

6. The district court’s finding as to the
weight of a substance destroyed pursuant to this section is admissible in any
subsequent proceeding arising out of the same transaction.

7. If at the time that a peace officer
seizes from a defendant a substance believed to be a controlled substance,
dangerous drug or immediate precursor, the peace officer discovers any material
or substance that he or she reasonably believes is hazardous waste, the peace
officer may appropriately dispose of the material or substance without securing
the permission of a court.

1. “Custodian of the records of a casino
or hotel” means an employee or agent of a gaming licensee or hotel who has the
care, custody and control of the records of the casino or hotel.

2. “Records of a casino or hotel” means
memoranda, reports, records or compilations of data in any form which are kept
in the course of an activity which is regularly conducted by a gaming licensee
or hotel.

NRS 52.415Authentication of copies.The
content of records of a casino or hotel, if otherwise admissible, may be proved
by a copy of the record which is authenticated by a custodian of the records of
a casino or hotel in a signed affidavit. The custodian must verify in the
affidavit that the copy is a true and complete reproduction of the original
record of a hotel or casino and that the original record was made at or near
the time of the act or event concerning which information was recorded, by or
from information transmitted by a person with knowledge of the act or event,
and in the course of a regularly conducted activity. The affidavit required by
this section must be substantially in the form prescribed in subsection 3 of NRS 52.260.

1. A custodian of the records of a hotel
or casino complies with a subpoena requesting the production of the records of
a casino or hotel by delivering true and complete copies of the original
records to the attorney for the party who caused the subpoena to be issued. The
copies may be delivered personally or by mail and must be accompanied by the
affidavit authenticating the records which is required by NRS 52.415.

2. Upon receipt of the requested records,
the attorney for the party who caused the subpoena to be issued shall promptly
notify all parties to the action of their receipt and make the records
available for their inspection and copying.

3. The records must be preserved and
maintained as a cohesive unit and may not be separated except upon the order of
the court.

NRS 52.435Order for production of original record; appearance by
custodian.If during a trial or a
proceeding for discovery, the authenticity of a record is reasonably questioned
or if an interpretation of handwriting is in question, the court may order the
personal attendance of the custodian of the records and may order that the
original records be produced.

1. “Banking or financial institution”
means any bank, savings and loan association, savings bank, thrift company or
credit union licensed to do business as such in this State or any other state.

2. “Custodian of the records of a banking
or financial institution” means an employee or agent of a banking or financial
institution who has the care, custody and control of the records of the banking
or financial institution.

3. “Records of a banking or financial
institution” means memoranda, reports, records or compilations of data in any
form which are kept in the course of an activity which is regularly conducted
by a banking or financial institution.

1. The content of records of a banking or
financial institution, if otherwise admissible, may be proved by a copy of the
record which is authenticated by a custodian of the records of a banking or
financial institution in a signed affidavit. The custodian must verify in the
affidavit that the copy is a true and complete reproduction of the original
record and that the original record was made at or near the time of the act or
event concerning which information was recorded, by or from information
transmitted by a person with knowledge of the act or event, and in the course
of a regularly conducted activity.

2. The affidavit required by subsection 1
must be substantially in the form prescribed in subsection 3 of NRS 52.260.

1. A custodian of the records of a banking
or financial institution complies with a subpoena requesting the production of
the records of a banking or financial institution by delivering true and
complete copies of the original records to the attorney for the party who
caused the subpoena to be issued. The copies may be delivered personally or by
mail and must be accompanied by the affidavit authenticating the records
required by NRS 52.460.

2. Upon receipt of the requested records,
the attorney for the party who caused the subpoena to be issued shall promptly
notify all parties to the action of their receipt and make the records
available for their inspection and copying.

3. The records must be preserved and
maintained as a cohesive unit and may not be separated except upon the order of
the court.

NRS 52.480Order for production of original record; appearance by
custodian.If during a trial or a
proceeding for discovery, the authenticity of a record of a banking or
financial institution is reasonably questioned or if an interpretation of
handwriting is in question, the court may order the personal attendance of the
custodian of the records and may order that the original records be produced.

1. Photographs, samples and writings
describing the measurements, including actual net weight or estimated net
weight, of hazardous waste or a hazardous material are admissible in evidence
in lieu of the waste or material in any criminal or civil proceeding if they
are authenticated.

2. As used in this section:

(a) “Hazardous material” has the meaning ascribed
to it in NRS 459.7024.